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Recognised as Colour

#8AA7EB

  • #8AA7EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8AA7EB is a blue with RGB values 138, 167, 235 and HSL 222°, 71%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8AA7EB#8AA7EB
HEX#8AA7EB
RGBrgb(138, 167, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6549, 0.9216
RGB percentages54.1%, 65.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(222.1, 70.8%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 41.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK41.3%, 28.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,086,955
CSS custom property--colour: #8AA7EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#755814

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FADEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#86A4E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#69B5BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14Steel blue · ΔE 20.4Light skyblue · ΔE 22.7Light steelblue · ΔE 25.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBCE8A
Analogous#8AD7EB, #9D8AEB
Triadic#EB8AA7, #A7EB8A
Split complementary#EB9E8A, #D7EB8A
Tetradic#EB8AD7, #EBCE8A, #8AEB9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E9FA
Lighter +10%#B6C8F2
Darker −10%#5E86E4
Darker −20%#3365DC
Darker −30%#204FBC
Darker −40%#193C90
More saturated +25%#79A0FC
Less saturated −25%#9BAEDA

Channel breakdown

R138
G167
B235
Red138 (54.1%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue222.06°
Saturation (HSL)70.8%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G A7 · B EB

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